Archive for February, 2007

Snowscape: Quarrier & Ives

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

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My favorite small building in downtown Charleston looks even better framed in a Currier & Ives snowfall.

Snowscape: The Art of Snow

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

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Aggravated commuters can hardly be expected to appreciate the momentary artwork of tiretracks in freshly fallen snow they’ve created, at the intersection of Virginia Street and the South Side Bridge entrance.

Snowscape: Walking Man, 1

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

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Bundle up.

Snowscape: Walking Man, 2

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

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A city swathed in snow, with more to come, presents itself to the few walkers out and about the downtown streets Tuesday night.

Snowscape: Walking Man, 3

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

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Forecast: There is snow in this man’s future.

Snowscape: Seeing Blue

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

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A spill of blue light and no pedestrians are to be found out on Dickinson Street at the height of the snowstorm Monday eve, with Artic temperatures to boot.

Snowscape: White Cap

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

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By morning, the gold W.Va. state Capitol dome wears a white skullcap after the evening’s snowstorm, which carpeted the city with more than 4 inches of snow.

Snowscape: Hurry Up and Wait

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

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There’s slippery gridlock on the South Side Bridge as the ‘rush’ is taken out of the rush-hour commute home into the South Hills on Tuesday evening.

Snowscape: Trade You

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

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The spill of light caught my eye, and then the hand-painted charm of this pawn shop sign along Washington Street.

Snowscape: Snow Day

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

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You can be sure a lot of real kids are out there right now, joining these bronze children in front of the Clay Center as they cavort in the first respectable snowstorm in the Charleston-Huntington region for many a year.